tokusatsu 

literally, "special effects" a genre of Japanese live action audio-visual entertainment usually, but not always, involving super heroes/heroines comabtting evil monsters, whether life sized or gigantic. Tokusatsu in particular, refers to the sounds, special effects, costumes, and props used in creating the adventures of said heroes.

Ultraman and Masked Rider are the fathers of the tokusatsu genre.

tokusatsu by Philip January 22, 2004

tokusatsu 

A Japanese genre to televison shows. It literally translates to "Live Action". Odd thing is, Godzilla, known as Gojira in Japan, is NOT part of this genre, for it falls under the genre of "Kaiju", which translates to "Monster". Under Tokusatsu genre are the Kamen Rider series, the Super Sentai series, and the Metal Hero series. Some shows have been in a series of their own, like Choseishin Grandseizar, but are still apart of Tokusatsu.

Tokusatsu means "live action" in Japanese, did ya know that?

tokusatsu by Korewa? April 25, 2004

tokusatsu 

1. A genre of Japanese entertainment often involving giant rubber creatures, bug-eyed superheros in tights, lots and lots of detailed (but uncovincing) minature buildings and crowds of fleeing Japanese extras.

Godzilla, Gamera, Ultraman and the Power rangers are all products of the genre of tokusatsu.

tokusatsu by Jules Carrozza June 20, 2003

tokusatsu 

Tokusatsu entertainment often deals with science fiction, fantasy or horror, but movies and television shows in other genres can sometimes count as tokusatsu as well. The most popular types of tokusatsu include kaiju monster movies like the Godzilla and Gamera film series; superhero TV serials such as the Kamen Rider and Metal Hero series; and mecha dramas like Giant Robo. Some tokusatsu television programs combine several of these subgenres, for example the Ultraman and Super Sentai series. Tokusatsu is one of the most popular forms of Japanese entertainment, but most tokusatsu movies and television programs are not widely known outside Asia.

Tokusatsu (特撮?) is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that features considerable use of special effects (tokusatsu literally translates as "special filming" in Japanese).

tokusatsu by the lone kaiju October 21, 2015

Tokusatsu 

is a Japanese term that applies to any live-action film or television drama that features considerable use of special effects (tokusatsu literally translates as "special filming" in Japanese). okusatsu entertainment often deals with science fiction, fantasy or horror, but movies and television shows in other genres can sometimes count as tokusatsu as well. The most popular types of tokusatsu include kaiju monster movies like the Godzilla and Gamera film series; superhero TV serials such as the Kamen Rider and Metal Hero series; and mecha dramas like Giant Robo. Some tokusatsu television programs combine several of these subgenres, for example the Ultraman and Super Sentai series. Tokusatsu is one of the most popular forms of Japanese entertainment, but most tokusatsu movies and television programs are not widely known outside Asia.

Various movies classified as tokusatsu actually work like generalized science fiction films

Tokusatsu by the lone kaiju October 26, 2015

Tokusatsu 

The genre is good,i like ultraman,godzilla and gamera,they just have some good movies,but there are copycats trying to leech off its success like zone fighter and yonggary

Tokusatsu Is A Japanese Genre Of Movies And Tv Series Like Godzilla,Ultraman,Kamen Rider And Evangelion,They Also Have Franchises Like The Return Of Godzilla In 1984 And Ultraman Powered in 1995,And Its Also For Chinese,South And North Korean Audiences.Sometimes Its Also For English Audiences,Some Companies Like Toho,tsuburaya Productions And Daiei,There Are some Films That never Made To The Big Screen.Tgere Are Reboots of The Original Thing.And Rumors Say That Tokusatus Has Been Around 1954 To 2024

Tokusatsu by KaijuFan200 July 28, 2024

Tokonatsu 

A camping-based anime convention held near Milton Keynes in the UK every summer.

Known for its unique, outdoor events such as 'Tokodisk' (frisbee with netball rules) and 'Otaku Royale' (last man standing water fight with twists), it has been running since 2003. Previously known as Wildercon, controversy amongst the Committee about the rights to the name let to it changing for the 2005 convention.

Compared to many of the other UK cons, there is a low weeaboo rate amongst the attendees.

My friends and I had an awesome time drinking around the campfire at Tokonatsu, because all the weeaboos had been eaten by the kraken in the lake.

Tokonatsu by SocklessKat October 4, 2008